[obol] Book Recommendation: Antarctic Wildlife.

[Jeff Gilligan]

I recently bought "The Complete Guide To Antarctic Wildlife: Birds and
Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean, Second
Ed." (H. Shirihai).

This is one of the most impressive books I have ever seen.  Incredible
photos and illustrations.  I want some of the photos just to frame.

Since some of the seabirds included have occurred or might occur off Oregon,
it has some use for Oregon birders.

I am planning a cruise from Chile to Argentina (with a stop in the
Falklands).  (That 12 day trip costs about $1,100.  This book is
indispensable for the trip I am planning.  It even has bird lists with
relative abundance for areas that the ship will visit.)

The list price for this superb book is $55.00.  I got it for about $34.65
from Amazon.com.  No cost for shipping.  It has very good paper, binding,
and color, and is hard bound.  Just an amazing book.

Jeff Gilligan
Portland